The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-02-26
POLITICAL.
season.

RESOLUTION for the punishment and
prevention Of boycotting is pending before
the Wisconsin Legislature. The New York
Senate has passed bill granting women
the right 10 vote at municipal elections.
The Indiana House defeated a motion TO
suspend the rules and appropriate $780,
600 for a soldiers monument. The
Governor of Kansas has approved
and signed the bill con erring mu-
nicipal suffrage upon women. A bill
repeating the black laws and the statute
providing for separate schools for colored
children passed the Ohio Senate. Upon
defeat in the Minnesota House of Donnel-
ly's bill fixing maximum rate for grain
freights, the author of the measure created
n sensation by declaring that he had been
informed that members could get $3.50 for
voting against the bill, and $3.50 more for
opposing the Emery railroad bill.
PUBLIC sentiment in Missouri caused
the House to reconsider its vote refusing
TO provide for the maintenance of the State
militia. A country member OF the New
York Assembly has introduced n bill To
prohibit the custom of treating 10 drinks In
saloons. The Ohio House put through a
measure for the abandonment and sale of
the Wabash and Erie Canal, but the SEN
ate promptly tabled 1t. Walter and Tur-
ley, the Democratic members of the New
Jersey Assembly whose seats were con
tested by Republicans, we're seated, after
furious and protracted struggle, by
the close vote or 80 TO 20 in each case.
Major w. w. Armstrong. who has just been
appointed Postmaster OF Cleveland. TO sue
coed Thomas Jones, Jr., was for years
editor OF the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
President Cleveland states that many menu
bers Of the present Congress have been
recommended TO him for places on the in
terstate commerce commission, and there
is mono OF them whom he would SO gladly
nominate as Colonel Morrison.
PUBLIC PRINTER BEYEDIcT's nominal
ton has been acted ON adversely by the
Senate Printing Committee. A Washing
ton special TO the Chicago Times saws:
Tho immediate ground for decidiug against
him In that tho law requires that tie Office
should be held by practical printer, aud Mr.
Benedict is not prn, teal printer. Ills bust
ness IN that of publisher Of u country pai or.
But aside from this legal objection, lac has not
made Vtry good impression here, Ho went
into tue Office with tho idea which he red ON
every possible occasion, that everybody who
| ial been ga tho otcc blforo him rascal.
aud that ho had come on Go institute reform
with capital H. IIo discharged several hun
cred employees az once, on the ground that
what the approp lations warranted but no has
since been gradually nlliu up tho oihco again.
until it l. sss;s. good authority that there are
more people employed liza the Office than there
/ over were before, When people have gone 10
him for cInpi y inont and presented letters from
senators no has iutlmattd with an indiacrcct
degree OF franknoss that n they would gct their
fonaiorlal friends 90 confirm him he would SEQ
what b could do about making piao - for them.
I IL isn't political etiquette o. talk about swnldng
/ influence Ira this open and undiERuisod man
ncr. aud Senator'S do not like a. bo told that
I taey must hustled round and vote Tor the Pub
/ lie Frinters confirmation before he viii tr1ht
their letters of recommendation with respect
these letters are sometimes given O. really
needy persons who are 81 no rossiblo nkc -
i Senators, but whom kind-hCnrtcd Senators arc
/ wiillng 90 help 20 lnd places whore they can
! earn dollar or two n day, arc not cxacfly ia
l0sitiOn % 60 20 Scultors and Jn iko Thorn vote
/ Tor the Public Printers continuation
AT the Philadelphia municipal election
the Republican candidate r ceiycd 90,B97
votes, the Democratic candidate 2.20i,
and Henry Georges candidate i,6Gi
Both houses OF the Michigan Legislature
! Friday passed resolution asking Congress
TO pass the dependent pension bill over the
Presidents veto. The Missouri Senate
indefinitely postponed consideration of the
resolution for the submission Of aprohibi-